“The decisive actions of the Bulgarian leaders and of the nation during the 1885 Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia proved that when Bulgarians unite over a just and worthy cause they are able to forge their national fate themselves, instead of being onlookers of history while the powerful of the day decide for them”, an address of President Rosen Plevneliev on the occasion of Unification Day reads. On 6 September 1885 the Ottoman rule in Southern Bulgaria was abolished. “I believe that the decades that have passed since those glorious events have tempered our character, made us wiser and stronger in upholding our national interests”, the president also said.
“Investing in people, education, innovations and technologies is the key to success in the future,” said President Rumen Radev at the opening of the business forum in Singapore, in which representatives of companies from Bulgaria and Singapore are..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she said she was optimistic about Austria’s decision. Asked what the arguments are for blocking the..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th National Assembly, to be declared unconstitutional. These amendments concern the lifting of the..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and his Albanian counterpart Igli Hasani confirmed the firm commitment of the two countries to the..
77 per cent of those employed in Bulgaria's secondary education system are ready to go out on strike demanding a pay rise in the sector, according to a..
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